The sea creature shapes (for Adobe Photoshop and others) are all vectors for any size of work (if you wish to convert them into raster format you can flatten them or rasterize the shape layer - and then save them as PNG or TIFF and use in many other applications). You can use them to any size: small or super large.

The sea shapes (for Adobe PS and others) can be re-colored either via the PS foreground color or you can use Photoshop effects to apply color effects or perhaps even metallic / gel effects to the sea artworks. They can be filled with different colors. They can be used in wonderful effects such as extrusions if you have PS Extended (you can also save them as a OBJ format for use in Carrara, Studio Max, Poser etc). The Photoshop sea shape decorative graphics can be combined to create a whole load of ocean life. You can blend, add strokes (in the new CS6) as well as layer effects and much more.

CSH format - on purchase, receive the CSH along with documentation and gallery and serial

Sea shapes for Photoshop and Elements

Opening shapes in Adobe PS (CSH)

All kinds of items are included in the set

Star fish are included in the set and they can be used once or multiple times

They are all in CSH - load the CSH presets via the " open" command (this should be fine in most versions of the app). The easiest approach is to add the CSH presets to the presets folder 'custom shapes' of Photoshop (found in the program files PC and applications folder on the mac) and then access the named file via the custom shapes palette dropdown menu.

Generally, I use the load / replace commands on the Photoshop shapes palette side menu to browse for the sets as I load my files via a central location (so they can be used by other versions of Photoshop as well as PS Elements). You can load them via the load command and this will leave the existing items in the presets palette. There is a limit to how many presets can be added to the palette

You can also double click the CSH presets or right click and select the open option

Scratchy hand drawn crab in blue

"crab" for Adobe PS and PS Elements illustration - vector for any size of work

Vectors ?

Yes, they are all vectors for any size of work, so you can use them to create thumbnails / icons and stamps as well as magazines and posters and also books and documents and more. You can stretch and distort the vector sea creature shapes in all kinds of directions as well as apply other transformations to the sea creature shapes. The shapes can be warped as well.

Can I modify the actual vector sea creature shapes ?

Yes, all the artworks can be changed in Adobe PS by using the pen tools and direct selection tool etc but the controls are fairly limited so if you want to really modify the vectorss in numerous ways then the best approach would be to copy the path into Illustrator and then use all the tools in Adobe AI and then re-copy the sea creature shapes back to Photoshop where you can define the shape as a new custom shape for future projects.

You can fill the fish with all kinds of colors such as gradients

You might also like to check out the powerful Astute graphics plugins for some amazing tools to manipulate paths

Use close up or as part of an underwater scene

Many silhouette artworks are inclued and can be added in black and other colors

Video tutorials

You can find all our videos via the graphicxtras channel on Youtube. You can find out how to turn the custom shapes into smart objects, you can see how to use them as a source for patterns and brushes, how to modify the, how to warp and distort and add points to the paths or remove them, how to tweak the decorative graphics, how to export to other applications and much more.

The shark shapes can be applied multiple times in different colors as well as have blurs applied. The above also has had an image adjustment layer applied color lookup to give the entire work a blue look (blue tone)

What can I do with the shapes in Adobe PS and Elements ?

You can use the sea creature shapes as commercial as well as personal use for your projects. You can use them to create items that can in turn be used to create new items for sale. You can use them to create logos, books, documents, items for sale on zazzle, packaging, cards, greeting cards, bags, web sites, posters, adverts, web pages, skateboards and much more.

If you have any questions, please contact us on support@graphicxtras.com

Many different types of sharks are included such as the above illustration, added in blue against a blue background.

How did you create the sea creatures / sharks / seals for Photoshop ??

All were based on renders in SM Poser and all the results of those 3D renders were stored as PNG files which were then load into Illustrator and image traced. Once converted into vectors, the results were then copied and pasted into PS and defined via the edit menu and stored as a new CSH file.

Use the sea creature shapes as brush strokes in Adobe PS ?

Yes, you can use them as a wonderful source for brushes, apply the vector graphic and then flatten the layers and select the area you want to use as the brush and then go to the edit menu and define brush command. Using the vector artworks, you can create a near infinite of wonderful brush strokes and the best thing about the vectors is that you can always create large brushes as well as use visual effects to create really weird and wonderful strokes

How to apply the sea creature shapes CSH ?

They can be added in three ways : shape layer, path and fill pixel.

You can apply them via the custom shape tool found in the Photoshop toolbox. You can also use them via the Photoshop shape blur filter (where you can select any of the sharks / crabs etc to create stunning blur effects).

If you have PS Elements, you can also use them via the powerful cookie cutter tool either once or multiple times.

Smart objects and sea creature shapes

Apply them as a layer (shape layer or add the path to a layer) and then go to the layer menu commands and select the smart object convert to command. Smart objects are one of the most powerful features of Photoshop. The smart objects can be changed and modified at any point in the creative process

Sea creature shapes and exporting to other applications

Yes, you can export the images to other graphic applications - very few applications can read CSHs. They can be applied as a shape layer and that can be exported to Illustrator via the clipboard as well as via the export command in Adobe PS.

You can also save them via the save command as PSD / PDF. You can also save them as a raster (add to a layer and delete the background to save the transparency) and then use the save command to save as PNG etc

Can I use the sea creature CSH with the 3D features of Photoshop ?

Yes, you should be able to use the vectors as a layer and then use the 3D menu (creative cloud) to create extrusions (cubes, cones etc) and a vast range of different 3D models. The only issue might be your video card as there are certain requirements on that (I have this problem on one of my machines, 256MB, just not enough memory to even use the most basic functions of the 3D)